The movie “Spotlight” follows reporters from the Boston Globe who wrote an investigative report on sexual abuse in the Catholic church. The reporters who took part in the investigation were able to uncover years of abuse committed by priests and the cover-up that officials within the church took part in.

The film did a good job of showing all of the work reporters need to do before they can actually publish a story. For example, reporters continuously had to check their facts and get permission from their editor before they were actually able to publish the story, which are tasks journalists do all the time.

The film also showed the journalists going from door to door and trying to get interviews from people they believed were involved with the abuse. This is definitely not an easy task and the movie did a good job at highlighting how hard it is to get sources to open up and share their experiences. There were multiple scenes within the movie that showed people refusing to speak with the reporters and share information they had.